A Bright Sun
2023 film
A Bright Sun (Catalan: Un sol radiant) is a 2023 Spanish apocalyptic coming-of-age drama film directed by Mònica Cambra and Ariadna Fortuny. It stars Laia Artigas, Nunu Sales, Núria Prims, and Jaume Villalta. It is shot in Catalan.
Plot
The plot depicts how 11-year-old Mila faces her last days before the end of the world.
Cast
Production
An Atiende Films production, the film was born out as a final degree project of five Pompeu Fabra University alumni (Mònica Cambra, Ariadna Fortuny, Clàudia Garcia de Dios, Lucía Herrera, and Mònica Tort). It was shot in locations of the Baix Camp comarca of Catalonia, including Masboquera and L'Hospitalet de l'Infant (Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant), Colldejou, Toll de l'Olla (Farena), Pratdip, La Mussara, and Remullà.
Release
The film premiered in the 'Talents' strand of the Barcelona-based D'A Film Festival on 24 March 2023. Its festival run also included a screening at the Gijón International Film Festival. Distributed by Begin Again Films, it was released theatrically in Spain on 17 May 2024.
Reception
Rubén Romero Santos of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing that "Carla Simón's haptic delicacy and Lars von Trier's unredeemed nihilism" are surprisingly combined in the film.
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